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Wassim Nossair

Wassim Nossair

Aventura,FL

Summary

Experienced Senior Engineer within the Financial Services & Capital Markets industry (among others), with extensive in-depth experience in design, building, and management of Complex Software Products, a broad knowledge of Business Management skills, and International Experience in France, Canada, and the USA. My Professional Experience, MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, and Engineering Background are foundational skills which I consistently use to excel in both technical and management roles.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Data Engineer

Blackstone
10.2020 - 02.2023
  • Managed, developed, and supported all Market Data functions including Index & Benchmark data systems used throughout Blackstone Credit (BXC) as well as liquid trading compliance & regulatory reporting
  • Procured, designed & implemented data pipelines from primary sources such as Bloomberg, JPM, S&P, Refinitiv, and ICE as well as data aggregators such as FactSet and RIMES
  • Provided fully available and accurate data to Portfolio & Fund Reporting, Analytics, and Research teams
  • Created adjacent services to blend & slice indices, master constituent data to Golden Master Data repositories, generate a unified asset rating from S&P, Moodys, & Fitch, and provide primary finance/statistical functions for quantitative research
  • Supported Legal & Compliance Infrastructure to raise restrictions on liquid & systematic trading in real time due to receipt of Material Non Public Information (among others) by illiquid deal making teams
  • Coordinated, designed and implemented systems to perform daily/monthly European Regulatory disclosures according to MiFID & EMIR directives

Mobile Development Lead

Deliveright Logistics
03.2019 - 08.2020
  • Developed a mobile app suite for driver & warehouse operations in collaboration with backend team based in Tel Aviv
  • Implemented Contactless Proof of Delivery (C-POD) for exclusive digital delivery confirmation in post COVID-19 conditions
  • Integrated a phone barcode scanner, a portable QR code printer, and an adaptive search algorithm for quickly finding and labeling items in reception
  • Reduced time-to-delivery and increased reception warehouse capacity by 30% nationwide

Senior Engineer

Millennium Partners
10.2016 - 02.2018
  • Developed an automated state machine to consolidate positions in foreign SPOT & NDF currencies to hedge FX risk across the firm
  • Collaborated with the trading desk, treasury, and middle office on trade selection and settlement
  • Created post-trade hedge allocation process using a statistical algorithm to match and allocate executed net trades to each portfolio/position including error detection and manual overrides
  • Redesigned and automated daily, monthly, and annual P&L reporting for PMs, GPs, and LPs
  • Saved $6.25M in annual transaction costs and reduced manual operations from one hr to 5 min

VP Team Lead

Citi
12.2013 - 08.2016
  • Managed the development of the Risk Analysis Dashboard for Multi-Asset & Hybrids Group trading inline with Dodd-Frank/Citi’s internal controls in conjunction with the traders' needs
  • Performed data/systems analysis on indices import and availability, and collaborated with downstream system managers to update vehicles’ metrics
  • Established agile development processes to produce clean code and lead by developing parts of the system and reviewing junior developer's code

Senior Engineer

Citi
01.2012 - 11.2013
  • Developed and managed projects for Velocity, Citi’s award winning FX trading platform used daily by thousands of customers worldwide
  • Coordinated the activities of the Server, UI and QA teams in New York and Singapore, preparing BRDs, SDDs, and reporting progress as the single owner to senior technical and business management
  • Completed projects in FX Market Liquidity (Algo Dashboard), Order Entry/Management, STP Execution (Order Upload), and Trade Aggregation, Allocation and Rolls (Post Trade Blotter)

Software Architect

AXA
10.2008 - 11.2011
  • Developed an end-to-end solution to streamline the annual reinsurance process for AXA P&C worldwide
  • Designed and implemented components for Data Aggregation, Transformation, Reporting, Storage and Calculation of portfolios’ exposure indicators such as TIV, SIV, NIV, ending with statistical analysis of EP and EC&V curves
  • Saved 120+ man-days/year and brought the reinsurance process in compliance with Solvency II Regulation for insurance firms in the EU

Senior Engineer

Societe Generale
04.2007 - 09.2008
  • Developed P&L, Risk Analysis, and Reporting technology infrastructure components for Treasury Trading
  • Created functional requirements, managed timeline, and coordinated with Bangalore & Paris engineering teams

Senior Engineer

Schneider Electric
04.2006 - 03.2007
  • Developed a first-in-kind Graphical Designer used by clients to build touchscreen-based apps for industrial process control terminals

Software Developer

Intelerad Medical Systems
09.2001 - 09.2003
  • Designed and developed a complete software suite (Patient Study Dashboard, Master Patient Index & Transcription Workflow) to streamline radiology reporting used in small clinics and major national hospitals all across Canada
  • Drafted specifications with pilot clients, integrated with hospital systems, coordinated User Acceptance testing of deliverables, and authored training guidelines for radiologists and transcriptionists

Test Engineer

Ericsson
01.2000 - 09.2000
  • Maintained software upgrades for TDMA /CDMA base stations, coordinated with R&D departments in Germany and Sweden to implement bug fixes and enhancements, and developed web scrapers & automation tools

Education

MBA - Finance & Strategy

NYU - Stern Business School
New York, NY
12.2018

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

McGill University
Montreal, Canada
12.2005

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering - Systems & Signals

Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
05.2001

Skills

TECHNOLOGY

  • Languages: Python, C#, Java, SQL, C [Native, CLI], HTML, XML/XSD/XSLT, TSQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript/CSS, HTML, F#, Perl, C/Bash
  • Databases: SQL Server, Snowflake, MySql, Oracle, Sybase, SQLite, KDB
  • Frameworks: Python [Pandas/NumPy/SQL Alchemy], NET Core/NET 5 [WCF, WPF], Web [ASPNET, Nodejs], AndroidX, Log4Net, and many others
  • Tools & Process: Deployment & CI/CD [TeamCity, Octopus, Docker, Jenkins], Agile [Scrum/Kanban/XP], Design [SOLID, GoF, DI/IoC, UML], Source Control [TFS, Git, SVN, CVS]
  • Environments: IDE [VS Code/Enterprise, PyCharm, Webstorm, Eclipse], OS/Platform [Windows, U/Linux, MacOS, AWS, AndroidX], Presentation [Excel, Tableau]

FINANCE & MANAGEMENT

  • Finance: Corporate Finance/Valuation, Statistical/Quantitative Modelling, Portfolio Management, Internal/Regulatory Reporting, Index/Benchmark Construction & Management
  • Management: Product Development & Design, Business Strategy/Analytics, Data Science & Engineering, Digital Transformation & Automation
  • Asset Classes: Fixed Income [Loans, Bonds, CLO, CDS, Rates], Private Credit, Equities [Long/Short, Options], FX [Spot, Forwards/Futures, NDF, Rates]

Timeline

Senior Data Engineer

Blackstone
10.2020 - 02.2023

Mobile Development Lead

Deliveright Logistics
03.2019 - 08.2020

Senior Engineer

Millennium Partners
10.2016 - 02.2018

VP Team Lead

Citi
12.2013 - 08.2016

Senior Engineer

Citi
01.2012 - 11.2013

Software Architect

AXA
10.2008 - 11.2011

Senior Engineer

Societe Generale
04.2007 - 09.2008

Senior Engineer

Schneider Electric
04.2006 - 03.2007

Software Developer

Intelerad Medical Systems
09.2001 - 09.2003

Test Engineer

Ericsson
01.2000 - 09.2000

MBA - Finance & Strategy

NYU - Stern Business School

Master of Science - Electrical Engineering

McGill University

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering - Systems & Signals

Concordia University

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